Available for free download: Circumpolar’s track ‘Until the End of Time’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 1st track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Bernard - Side-Line Staff
Chief editor of Side-Line - I take care of the avalanche of news and press releases that reaches us each day via labels, artists, DJs, correspondents, etc. I also make sure that it gets 'filtered' which means: removing promo blabla, double checking facts, deciding which news gets published and which news not.
Laibach announce ‘Party Songs’ EP – Watch the video for the first track
Laibach have announced a six-track EP, "Party Songs", featuring unpublished tracks from the repertoire of the band's 2015 performances in...
Stars Crusaders joins SkyQode family of artists – new single and videoclip in the making
Stars Crusaders, a four-piece electronic band from Turin, Italy, has joined the SkyQode family of artists. Founded in 2013, the...
Post-punk act Twin Tribes announces new album ‘Ceremony’ – watch video for new song ‘The River’
Post-punk/darkwave artists Twin Tribes have announced the release of their new album "Ceremony". The album follows up on their debut...
Russian futurepop / synthpop band Mental Discipline launches brand EP ‘Empty’ – listen here
Out now is "Empty", a new EP release by Russian futurepop / synthpop band Mental Discipline. The title track has...
Blackhouse selectively compiled on ‘One Man’s Collection 1984-89’ with exclusive bonus track
Out now is the Blackhouse compilation "One Man's Collection 1984-89" holding 12 selected tracks from the band's 'golden' early years,...
‘The history of industrial music: The Chicago way’ documentary launches kickstarter for final phase of funding for 2020 release
A documentary film exploring the birth, rise, fall and moderate rebirth of American industrial music is nearing completion. This film...
‘Face The Beat: Session 5’ out now and immediately goes into Top 3 most popular releases on Bandcamp
Almost exactly 3 years ago we launched the 4th volume in the Side-Line powered charity compilation series "Face The Beat"...
Dirty Vocoder (project by Escape With Romeo frontman) offers brand new video and single for ‘Cocaine Dawn’
Dirty Vocoder is a new electronic solo project by Cologne based Thomas Elbern, founder and frontman of the German new...
How To Choose The Right Acoustic Guitar For You
A lot of beginner guitarists make some dreadful mistakes when picking out their first acoustic guitar. Or maybe you aren’t...
Back with a new album: Agonoize ! Watch the trailer for ‘Midget Vampire Porn’
A few weeks ago we announced the comeback of Agonoize on RepoRecords with the EP "Blutgruppe Jesus (-) / Schmerzpervers...
The Second Sight return with brand new single – new album out soon as well
In the 1990s The Second Sight (Alex Vlassakakis, Dierk Budde, Kosta Vlassakakis, Manuel Böpple) were among those first acts that...
Simple Minds fans ‘stalked and threatened’ by brother of lead singer Jim Kerr
Simple Minds The Argus, a local newspaper based in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex (UK), ran a rather weird...
Heimataerde returns with ‘Tanz’ EP on November 29
Out via Fully Packed Records on November 29 is the newest EP "Tanz" by the German medieval/EBM act Heimataerde. The...
How Casino operators are trying to evolve with popular music genres?
Here's an interesting report on how electronic music is being used in casinos nowadays. The last few decades have been...
Holeg Spies returns with new album after 10 years: ‘Axis Mundi’ – check it out
After more than 10 years dedicated to compose music for films (the best known are "The Human Centipede" and "The...
Blancmange 80s backcatalogue reissued in vinyl boxset ‘The Blanc Tapes’ incl. bonus tracks – listen here
Out via London Records is a limited vinyl boxset of Blancmange, called "The Blanc Tapes". The boxset holds all three...
Throbbing Gristle sees another reissue: ‘The Reformation Years’
Out on Mute, 13 December 2019, is the next phase in the Throbbing Gristle reissues series with the release of...
Irmin Schmidt (CAN) announces ltd. edition vinyl release of ‘Villa Wunderbar’ + European dates announced
Mute and Spoon announce the vinyl release of "Villa Wunderbar", compiling the work of the Can founder solo and soundtrack...
Mortiis announces new release: ‘Spirit Of Rebellion’ + 2020 US tourdates announced
The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, Mortiis is set to release "Spirit Of Rebellion" which is in fact a re-interpreted...
Most Used Synthesizers In The Electronic Scene
In the modern music scene, the synthesizer is as ubiquitous and important as the Virgin casino promo code when hunting...
Renaud Bajeux debuts on Nahal Recordings with ‘Magnetic Voices From The Unseen’ – check it out
(Photo by Frédéric D.Oberland) Out now via the French label Nahal Recordings is the first album of French musician Renaud...
Finish dark wave act Ten After Dawn announces release ‘Club’ single
(Photo by Alexandra Sleaze) Out since October 10th 2019 via Secret Entertainment is the "Club" single by the Finland based...
Camouflage sees ‘Methods Of Silence’ re-released in a 30th anniversary limited edition on November 1st
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Camouflage album "Methods Of Silence" via Bureau B, the band opened up the...
‘a-ha The Movie’ premiere and new Norwegian concerts announced
(Photo by a-ha.com) Premiering on Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 6 pm at the Colosseum movie theatre in Oslo is...
Italian noise-rock duo OvO signs to Artoffact Records
The Italian noise-rock duo OvO has signed with Toronto-based label Artoffact Records. The duo, who have previously released with UFOMammut's...
Mindless Faith releases new album ‘Insectual’ + video for ‘Moth without a Moon’
Industrial act Mindless Faith have just released their 7th full-length album, titled "Insectual", that offers allegories of the modern world...
Miss FD releases new music video ‘Spitfire’ – watch it here
The US dark electropop artist Miss FD has teamed up with industrial artist Vulture Culture on her new song "Spitfire"....
Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) releases limited art edition vynil of newest album ‘White Xmas lies’ – Price €150
To be released on October 25th is an exclusive art edition of only 200 copies of Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)'s new...
Out now: First album Mental Exile (solo project Mondträume singer) – preview the full album
(Photo by Lydia Solans) Out now is “Ride The Madness”, the debut by Mental Exile. Behind Mental Exile we find Damasius Venys...
Legendary Belgian EBM project Pro Patria returns with 3rd full length!
Pro Patria "Executioner" is the title of the 3rd full length of the legendary Belgian EBM project Pro Patria. Originally,...
Swedish post-punk / indie / goth act A Projection to release ‘Section’ at the end of October
The post-punk/indie/goth act A Projection, which formed in 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden, has released two albums to date: "Exit" (2015)...
Yann Tiersen announces career-spanning album including 3 new songs and 25 newly recorded tracks
"Portrait" is a brand new career-spanning (all re-recorded) album for Yann Tiersen featuring Gruff Rhys, John Grant, Stephen O'Malley and...